There will be no Girl Fridays in Italy. And there will especially be no Boy Fridays!

Friday/Gregory Germano was born in Genoa 15 months ago. The parents registered him as Friday in the city hall and a priest even baptised him as Friday

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When the boy was about five months old, a city hall clerk brought the odd name to the attention of a tribunal, which informed the couple of an administrative norm which bars parents from giving "ridiculous or shameful" first names to children.

The tribunal said it was protecting the child from being the butt of jokes and added that it believed the name would hinder him from developing "serene interpersonal relationships".

Source: Yahoo News

Like the parents can’t call him Friday as a nickname and subject him to the same jokes regardless of his legal name. Oh brother. (And indeed, they plan to! Good for them!)

I guess I can stop being embarrassed about the frivolous lawsuits we Americans are known for, thanks to this ditty straight from the Roman government. Thanks, Italy!